Dumping-car



(No Model.) I

W. W. SUTGLIFPE & W. R. COLLINS.

. DUMPING GAR. No. 547,095; Patented Oct. 1,1895.

M ma I AN DREW BERMMM.M10TD-UIHO.WASNINGTUN D C UNITED STAT S I ATEN'I retest \VILLIAM I/VILSON SUTOLIFFE, OF NE\V ORLEANS, AND \VILLIAM RICHARD- SON COLLINS, OF FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA.

DUMPING=CAFL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,095, dated October 1, l 895.

Application filed July 15, 1895. Serial No. 556,058. (No model.) I

To (til whom it may concern: the car is to be dumped, to be lowered to an Be it known that we, WILLIAM WILSON inclined position, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to SUTOLIFFE, residing at New Orleans, in the serve as chutes to convey the cane away from parish of Orleans, and WILLIAM RICHARDSON the car. Said side walls II are designed to be COLLINS, residing at Franklin, in the parish detachably connected with the end walls G of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, citizens of the by hooks e or any other suitable means which United States, have invented certain new and will permit of the side walls being quickly disuseful Improvements in Dumping-Oars; and connected and lowered to the position shown we do declare the following to be a full,clear, in Fig. 1 when desired. to and exact description of the invention, such Arranged upon the main frame F, preferas will enable others skilled in the art to ably at points adjacent to the corners thereof, which it appertains to make and use the same. are bearings I, which are designed to receive Our invention relates to improvements in the four (more or less) trunnions J, connected dumping-cars; and it has for its general obto the movable car-bottom K, so as to permit 15 ject to provide a car designed more especially of either longitudinal edge of the bottom befor transporting sugar-cane and the like, eming raised when desired. The said bottom K bodying such a construction that it is adapted has ropes L detachably connected to it adjato quickly discharge its load at either of its cent to onelongitudinal edge, and these ropes sides. are provided with hooks M, which when the 20 Other objects and advantages of the invencar is to be dumped are hooked into the ring tion will be fully understood from the follow-' b of the cable E, as shown in Fig. 1. ing description and claims when taken in In using our improved car upon a sugarconnection with the annexed drawings, in plantation the cane is loaded on the car in whichany suitable manner, and the car is then 25 Figure l is an elevation of our improved moved to the shed of the sugar-mill, where 7 car with one of the end walls removed, the the track ordinarily runs alongside of a carsame being illustrated beneath the shed of a rier, as shown, The side wall II of the car sugar-mill. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the nearest to the carrier O is then lowered, so as car with one of the side walls lowered to form to form an inclined chute, and the ropes L are 0 an inclined chute; and Fig. 3 is a detail eleconnected with the cable E. The cable E is vation, partly in section, illustrating one of then wound upon the Windlass or drum D and the trunnions of the car-bottom and the bear the bottom K raised to the inclined position ing therefor. illustrated, when the load of cane will slide Referring by letter to said drawings, A inoff the bottom onto the lowered side wall and 5 dicates the shed of a sugar mill, in which are from thence to the carrier O,which is adapted 8- arranged the ordinary track-rails B and caneto convey it to the mill in the ordinary mancarrier 0. ner. After the load is discharged the bottom D indicates a suitable Windlass. E indi K is lowered by reversing the direction of rocates a cable, which is wound on the Windlass tation of the Windlass D, the ropes L are dis- 0 and takes over sheaves, as 0;, and is provided connected from the cable E, and the side wall go at one end with a ring, as Z), and F indicates H is raised and secured in position, when the the main frame of our improved dumpingcar is ready to be carried away for another car, which is preferably of a general rectanload. It will be seen from the foregoing that gular form and of any suitable construction all that is necessary to discharge the car of 5 and is suitably supported on wheel-axles c, as its load is to release and lower the side wall 5 shown. This main frame F serves for the H on the side that it is desired to deliver the connection of the fixed end walls G, and also cane, connect the ropes L at one side of the for the connection of the side walls H, which car with the cable E, and wind said cable on latter are connected in a hinged manner by the Windlass D, and it will also be appreci- 50 any suitable means and are designed, when ated that this may be accomplished in a very 10o short space of time by a single attendant, which is an important advantage, as the handling of the cane is quite an item of expense in the sugar industry.

lVe have shown the ropes L as detachably connected to rings f, adjacent to one longitudinal edge of the car-bottom, so that when desired said ropes may be detached and connected to the rings f, adjacent to the opposite longitudinal edge of the bottom, when it is necessary to raise said edge instead of the other; but it is obvious that when desired a set of ropes may be provided for each edge of the bottom. It is also obvious that the bottom K may be raised by any suitable means, and we therefore do not desire to be understood as confining ourselves to the ropes, as L, for such purpose.

Vhile our improved car is designed more especially for transporting cane, and is also adapted to transfer the cane directly to the carrier of a sugar-mill, we would have it understood that it is adapted to transport wood, coal, &C., and is capable of discharging the same in the expeditious manner described.

We have in some respects specifically described the construction and relative arrangement of the parts of our improved car in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same; but we do not desire to be understood as confining ourselves to such construction and arrangement, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of the invention. We also do not desire to be understood as confining ourselves to the use of trunnions on the under side of the bottom K to engage bearings on the main frame F, as said bottom K may be mounted in any suit- Having described our invention, what we claim is 1. A dumping car comprising a main frame having a bearing adjacent to one edge,awall connected in a hinged manner with such edge of the main frame so as to permit of its being lowered to an inclined position, and a movable bottom or floor having a trunnion adjacent to one edge bearing in the bearing on the main frame, substantially as specified.

2. A dumping car comprising a main frame having bearings adjacent to its opposite edges, walls connected in a hinged manner with the main frame so as to permit of their being lowered to an inclined position and a bottom or floor having trunnions adjacent to its opposite edges bearing in the bearings on the main frame, substantially as specified.

3. A dumping car comprising a main frame having bearings adjacent to its opposite edges, walls connected in a hinged manner with the main frame so as to permit of their being lowered to an inclined position,abottom or floor having trunnions adjacent to its opposite edges bearing in the bearings on the main frame, and rope connected to said bottom adjacent to one edge thereof and adapted to be connected with a hoisting apparatus, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM WILSON SUTCLIFFE. WILLIAM RICHARDSON COLLINS.

Witnesses:

J AS. 0. BAUMANN, GEORGE DIETRICHT. 

